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Windows Runtime (WinRT) is a Microsoft platform architecture that allows applications to run in a sandboxed environment exposing a 'Windows Modern Style' UI/UX.
Not to be confused with Windows RT, the edition of Windows 8 for ARM devices; see windows-rt.

I am learning WinRT and have found this interface:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows.foundation.igetactivationfactory.aspx
However, all of the samples that I have seen (example here) ...

I have a form (WinRT/WP8.1 store app) in which the user can edit multiple properties (strings, enums, dates, ...) of an object, let's say a customer object with properties for name, address, title, ...

I'm trying to create the store packages for a windows store app that includes a Windows Run Time component for running a background process that updates the Lock Screen. The app runs fine, but when I ...

I created a test App with brokered copmonent and it runs smooth on my machine, but when moved it to a tablet and did all the required settings (regsvr32, icacls), it throws an exception. then I went ...

I was looking some tutorials on how to create custom controls in WinRT, and I have a question.
Let's say I want to create a simple control that contains some stuff, like a Grid with an image on the ...

I have a universal app project for Windows/WP 8.1, and I am attempting to get the Ads to work on both platforms. In the OnApplyTemplate function of my control, I have an #ifdef to dynamically create ...

I have a project (executable) written for Win32. I changed it to be a static lib project, so that it compiles for WinRT.
Now I have a Metro Style app and I need to call the main() method of that lib ...

I have created an app in Windows phone 8.1 RT (not Silverlight) which uses MediaElement to play videos. Now I want to pause or mute the video when there is a incoming call. Presently I can hear the ...

I wish to keep some data common between my Windows 8, Windows phone 8 and Android application.
The data is encrypted text being downloaded from the internet and decrypted on the device.
The problem ...

I've been read this Article about routes and stuff but here just show how to route by static Latitude and Longetude, i want route from my Location at Static location
Here and Here Which is almost the ...

I work with WinRT for about few months now and so far I encountered several uncatchable exceptions. For example FileNotFoundException. When file doesn't exist, there is raised this exception, which ...

I've several ContentDialog's in my Universal WP8 application. The problem is that when I just used one on page A and I navigate to page B and try to use the second one my application crashes with the ...

How can we Visualize data in an ObservableCollection or List which is set as ItemSource of ItemsControl?
We are using ItemsControl within a ScrollViewer to make a custom collections control, due to ...

I use MessageDialogues at several places over my app. Problem is, whenever is any MessageDialog (or system alert, such as capability warning) active and another my MessageDialog is called, application ...

I'm trying to use a ContentDialog by "HardCode" not in XAML page,i have a lot TextBlocks to use so, maybe i need to use a ScrollView or ListView inside of ContentDialog,this is my Code!
TextBlock txt ...